Roman Abramovic visits Arran.. and sends crew to help man who injured himself trying to take a selfie

09:25, 7 Jul 2015

ByJennifer Hyland-DNU

THE billionaire Chelsea owner helped the local who was in agony after falling from the swing trying to get a pictures with Abramovich's boat.

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Roman Abramovich in Lochranza, Arran, taking his dog for a walk

ROMAN Abramovich sent his crew to the aid of a man who injured himself while trying to take a selfie with the Chelsea owner’s superyacht.

The incident happened as the Russian billionaire was visiting Arran on his tour of Scottish isles.

The 20-year-old man fell from a swing in a playpark as he tried to get a snap of himself with the 557ft £1.5billion Eclipse, which was moored near Lochranza pier.

Abramovich, 48, noticed the man was in agony and sent two crew members to help him. They gave him oxygen, applied a neck brace and refused to leave his side for more than 30 minutes until an ambulance arrived.

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Roman Abramovich arrives in Lochranza, Arran, to take his dog for a walk around the island

A witness said: “The man was in a lot of pain but the male and female were spectacular.”

The Scottish Ambulance Service confirmed the incident on Sunday night and said their crew transferred the patient to the hospital on the island.

Chris Traill, boss of Northend Thistle – who are known as the UK’s worst football team after failing to win a game for 19 years prior to 2011 – got a picture of the tycoon holding up the Arran team’s jersey.

And yesterday, as he moved on to Islay, Abramovich posed for photos with young fans in Port Ellen.